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TBS6205 is a quad-tuner DVB-T2/T/C low profile card from [[TBS]]. It is the successor to the [[TBS6284]] and [[TBS6285]].
TBS6205 is a quad-tuner DVB-T2/T/C low profile card from [[TBS]]. It is the successor of the [[TBS6284]] and [[TBS6285]].


==Overview/Features==
==Overview/Features==

* 1 x PCI Express Interface
* Low profile design
* Low profile design
* Four DVB T/T2/C Freeview SD & HD Channels Receiving
* DVB-T2/T/C SD or HD TV receiving
* Quad channel receiving simultaneously
* Linux Support via closed source driver
* High-definition video, real-Time and scheduled video
* Recording
* High sensitivity DVB-T2 Quad Tuner for the best digital TV reception
* Windows BDA driver and Linux Driver ready
* Windows BDA driver and Linux Driver ready
* No IR remote or receiver


===Components Used===
===Components Used===
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* F-connectors, adaptors to IEC supplied
* F-connectors, adaptors to IEC supplied


==Specifications:==
===Identification===
* Support PLP( Physical Layer Pipe)
<pre>
'''DVB-T2/T2 Lite/T'''
# lspci -vvvnn
* Receiving channel: VHF band and UHF band
06:00.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Device [544d:6178]
* Channel bandwidth: 6, 7, 8 MHz
Subsystem: Device [6205:0001]
* DVB-T2/ T modulation type: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
* FFT mode: 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
* Code rate: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
* Guard internal: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128, 19/128, 19/256
Region 0: Memory at f7200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
* Intermediate frequency
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
* IF mode: low IF
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
* Center IF Frequency: 3 ~ 5 MHz
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
* Note: default 4MHz
Capabilities: [70] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
* RF-Input impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN female)
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
* RF-Output impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN male)
Capabilities: [90] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
* TV card size: 115x68.7mm (length x height)
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
* TV card weight: 78g
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
* Power consumption: 6.7 – 9 W
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
* Operating temperature: -10°C ~ 70°C
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <1us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
Kernel driver in use: TBS PCIE
Kernel modules: tbs_pcie_dvb
</pre>
==Driver==


'''DVB-C'''
Since this card has a different PCIe Bus Interface than earlier cards from TBS, the (mostly) closed source linux drivers from TBS are the only option here. While these drivers generally work fine and stable, its always some work to get them recompiled after every kernel update. A switch between DVB T/T2 and DVB-C requires a recompile.
* Fully compliant with DVB-C and ITU J83 A/B/C specifications
* Receiving Frequency: 47~862 MHz Tuning Range
* Input level: -65~-10dBm
* 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM and 256QAM Support
* Symbol Rate: 0.87 to 9Mbaud


==Making it Work==
==System Requirements:==
* Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 or Linux
* Available PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot
* CD/DVD drive for software installation


==Package Contents:==
It supports MythTV mythbuntu building:
* 1x TBS6205
* 1x Aerial
* 1x Low profile bracket
* 1x Fconnector
* 1x Software CD


===External Links===
1. Update the install with update/upgrade
2. Install TBS drivers as per [[TBS6285]] instructions
3. nothing was added to the /var/log/syslog or dmesg output
4. reboot the system
5. I found "disagrees about version of symbol dvb_frontend_detach" messages in the dmesg output, so follow instructions for this at the TBS forum [http://www.tbsdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=8195]
a. cd to the "tbs-linux-drivers" subdirectory
b. move or delete the contents of the kernel library drivers/media subdirectory using
"sudo mv /lib/modules/$(uname-r)/kernel/drivers/media ~/.media.bak" or
"rm -Rf /lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media" (this is for Ubuntu based systems)
c. reinstall drivers using "sudo make install"
d. reboot the system


* [http://www.tbsiptv.com Company Website] PC Card Manufacturer for DVB S/S2,DVB T/T2,DVB-C with single,dual and quad tuner,
This gives working card drivers loaded and seen during the boot sequence.


When the kernel is updated (due to security updates), then I found the TBS help wiki's fedora installation instructions useful.
These are:
1. cd to the "tbs-linux-drivers" subdirectory
2. move or delete the contents of the kernel library drivers/media subdirectory using
"sudo mv /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/media ~/.media.bak" or
"rm -Rf /lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media" (this is for Ubuntu based systems)
3. Reconfigure the drivers. For this I found the following steps which worked for me.
a. clean out the code and reset the installation kernel data using the "sudo make distclean" command
b. rerun the installation settings script with the "sudo ./v4l/tbs-x86_64.sh" command
c. configure the driver settings (this is a guess) using the "sudo make release" command
d. configure the driver settings (this is a guess) using the "sudo make menuconfig" command.
I enabled the "Enable drivers not supported by this kernel" which on hindsight should be left unchecked.
The fedora instructions said to just exit this.
4. rebuild the driver using the "sudo make" command (this will take a while)
5. reinstall drivers using the "sudo make install" command
6. load newly installed driver using the "sudo modprobe -v tbs6205fe" command
7. reboot the system

The installation now uses and installs to the latest kernel's "/lib/modules/" directory.

=== Linux Drivers Download===

* [http://www.tbsdtv.com/english/Download.html TBS Download Center]
===External Links===


CAM box for DVB S2,USB Stick for DVB S/S2, DVB-C and ISDB-T
* [http://www.tbsdtv.com/ TBS Website]
* [http://www.tbsdtv.com/forum/index.php TBS Technologies Support forum]
* [http://www.tbsdtv.com/forum/index.php TBS Technologies Support forum]
* [http://www.buydvb.net/tbs6983-professional-dvbs2-dual-tuner-pcie-card-p-116.html Where to buy]
* [http://www.tbsiptv.com/tbs6205-dvb-t2-t-c-quad-tv-tuner-pcie-card?search=6205 Product Page]
===Company Profile ===
TBS Technologies is a company which specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing of digital TV tuner cards for PC. Main products include PC cards for DVB S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C with single, dual, and quad tuner, CAM CI box for DVB-S2, USB TV Box for DVB-S/S2,DVB-T/T2,DVB-C. Most TV tuner products are Linux driver ready up to the latest kernel.


[[Category:DVB-T2 PCIe Cards]]
[[Category:DVB-T2 TV Tuner PCIe]]
[[Category:DVB-C PCIe Cards]]
[[Category: DVB-C TV Tuner PCIe]]

Latest revision as of 08:25, 29 November 2016

TBS 6205 Card

TBS6205 is a quad-tuner DVB-T2/T/C low profile card from TBS. It is the successor of the TBS6284 and TBS6285.

Overview/Features

  • Low profile design
  • DVB-T2/T/C SD or HD TV receiving
  • Quad channel receiving simultaneously
  • High-definition video, real-Time and scheduled video
  • Recording
  • High sensitivity DVB-T2 Quad Tuner for the best digital TV reception
  • Windows BDA driver and Linux Driver ready

Components Used

  • 4x Si2158 tuner
  • 4x Si2168 demodulator
  • Lattice ECP3 FPGA (LFE3-17EA-8FTN256) PCIe Bus Interface
  • F-connectors, adaptors to IEC supplied

Specifications:

  • Support PLP( Physical Layer Pipe)

DVB-T2/T2 Lite/T

  • Receiving channel: VHF band and UHF band
  • Channel bandwidth: 6, 7, 8 MHz
  • DVB-T2/ T modulation type: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
  • FFT mode: 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K
  • Code rate: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8
  • Guard internal: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128, 19/128, 19/256
  • Intermediate frequency
  • IF mode: low IF
  • Center IF Frequency: 3 ~ 5 MHz
  • Note: default 4MHz
  • RF-Input impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN female)
  • RF-Output impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN male)
  • TV card size: 115x68.7mm (length x height)
  • TV card weight: 78g
  • Power consumption: 6.7 – 9 W
  • Operating temperature: -10°C ~ 70°C

DVB-C

  • Fully compliant with DVB-C and ITU J83 A/B/C specifications
  • Receiving Frequency: 47~862 MHz Tuning Range
  • Input level: -65~-10dBm
  • 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM and 256QAM Support
  • Symbol Rate: 0.87 to 9Mbaud

System Requirements:

  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 or Linux
  • Available PCI Express x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot
  • CD/DVD drive for software installation

Package Contents:

  • 1x TBS6205
  • 1x Aerial
  • 1x Low profile bracket
  • 1x Fconnector
  • 1x Software CD

External Links

  • Company Website PC Card Manufacturer for DVB S/S2,DVB T/T2,DVB-C with single,dual and quad tuner,

CAM box for DVB S2,USB Stick for DVB S/S2, DVB-C and ISDB-T

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